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a continental phenomenon. The English translation of González’s monograph also leaves out footnotes with links to musical examples and a final chapter that focuses on Chilean music not known by most outsiders. This latter excision eliminates a thoughtful discussion of canon formation with possibilities for wider application (281–82). In particular, I would like to have an Englishspeaking audience benefit from the comparison between compilations of great politicians and military figures for mass consumption and canonizations of composers and performers prepared for students. This leads to a discussion of the ways in which market practices and public policies impact on the diffusion and commercialization of Chilean concert music, explaining, to some extent, the proliferation of Sinatra and ranchero music – and, I should add, an amazing recreation of the Beatles in Santiago led by my friend Edmundo Miquel – along with the relative diminution of opportunities to hear domestic production (286). González follows these general considerations with a detailed review of popular songs as well as chamber and orchestral music in Chile from 1918 until 1999 (295–300). While much of this music remains unfamiliar to listeners outside of the country, readers can easily search the names mentioned and discover, as I have while reading this final chapter, reasons for paying more attention to them. After all, Chile still has a place in Latin America even if it does not exactly resemble its neighbors. On his first trip to Latin America, “Reagan’s surprise seemed genuine.” In fact, the president knew little about the places he visited and, as Cannon reports, made astonishingly clueless statements during his trip. But he did learn that the countries had differences. And he began to talk about American nations working “together for a common purpose.” As Michael K. Deaver, Reagan’s deputy chief of staff and the aide considered personally closest to him, summarized, “the real future lies here in the Americas.” The musical studies reviewed here go a long way toward making those dreams come true.